Education & Research Programs

Open Style Lab’s 10-week research program teams designers, engineers, and occupational therapists to create functional yet stylish wearable solutions with and for people with disabilities. Learn more.

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PARSONS COLLAB COURSE

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SUMMER PROGRAM 2018

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SUMMER PROGRAM 2017

What's New

Read more about our events and panels to raise awareness. More on Accessibility & Style here.

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Miga Swimwear: Casting off Stigma with Style ¶
MEET THE EXPERTS: IKEA, UNYQ, Two Blind Brothers & OSL
MEET THE EXPERTS: IKEA, UNYQ, Two Blind Brothers & OSL
INC.LUSIVITY
INC.LUSIVITY
Squarespace & The NY Knicks
Squarespace & The NY Knicks
WWW/FASHION: What's Wrong with Fashion?
WWW/FASHION: What's Wrong with Fashion?

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Team Rachel’s Adaptive Skirt is on 🔥🔥🔥! Check out our page later for more pictures from the Fall 2018 Showcase! (Image Description: two fashionable women wearing black and grey. One woman is wearing a beautiful grey skirt which was created to make dressing easier for her) #disability #innovation #fashion #style #nyc #bossbabe #beauty #pride #Repost @ado ・・・ On The A/D/O Journal: @gracehjun of @openstylelab on designing for people with disabilities. www.a-d-o.com/journal. _____ A seamless shirt for a child with autism who would often rip shirts apart. Conductive socks that allow people whose arms are paralyzed to type with their feet. Self-folding fabric for a client without motor skills. These are a few of the recent creations that have come out of Open Style Lab; a collaboration between designers, occupational therapists, and people with disabilities.  _____ Full story on The Journal. Link in bio. #futureofdesign Open Style Lab's very own @christina_disarmed and amabasddor @xianforbeauty83 open the panel at #UnitedNations LIVE STREAM http://webtv.un.org/live-now #internationaldisabilityday We are proud to be selected to present and speak at the #UnitedNations today to empower, advocate and celebrate #internationaldisabilityday So excited to spend the day at @unitednations to discuss #disability for the International Day of Persons with a Disability tomorrow . If you want to attend please email IDPD@un.org🎉 Image Description: Icon of a person with the words December 3 International Disabilities’s Day) Incredible Day at our exhibit at @museumofscience 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 (image description: picture one is of a large screen displaying the OSL logo. Picture two is of the OSL team at the museum.) #science #museum #inclusion #boston #fashion #style #aging #disability #humanrights #innovation We are thrilled to announce that we’re now a member of the @femalefoundercollectiveny which was the brainchild of @rebeccaminkoff 🙌🙌This symbol denotes a female-founded company giving buyers an easier way to identify & support female founded businesses. (Image Description: 3 black and white photos. The first photo is the female founder Collective logo. The second is Grace in a white top. The third is Christina in a white top.). #femalefoundercollective #thefutureisfemale #female #fashion #technology #innovation #newyorkcity #businesswoman #nonprofit #nonprofitorganization PBS spent the summer documenting our class 🎬. Excited to announce the final video is live! Link in bio. Image Description: OSL client in wheelchair wearing her beautiful blue wrap dress at our showcase. #innovation #fashion #pbs #aging #disability #style #nyc #friends #technology #socialgood #impact #inclusivedesign #art #science #healthcare @careritecenters Excited for Day 3 of #meettheexperts ! Come check it out at @chelseamarketny on the 3rd floor from 10am to 5pm. #likenoother #hackitback #disability #fashion #style #nyc #innovation #technology #humanrights #community #ikea #ikeahack #meettheexperts exhibition sponsored by @ikeatoday launches TODAY and goes on until Sunday (10/14) at @chelseamarketny . Come visit to see all the innovative designs and meet the experts! #hackitback #innovation #fashion #science #art #ikeahack #nyc #design #humanrights #style #disability #likenoother #beauty #technology #inclusive #homedecor
You can #summitwithus ! Come check us out at @nobarriersusa summit today! Image description: Open Style Lab team at summit in NYC. #innovation #disability #fashion #style #friends We’ve partnered with @ikeausa and @unyq to bring our #hackathon to the public. Hackathon starts Friday, October 12th at 10am. Please rsvp to hello@openstylelab.org if you want to participate in hackathon Chelsea market in #nyc. Image description: Sketches of inclusive products. #inclusion #design #openstylelab2018 #disability We’ve partnered with @ikeausa and @unyq to bring our #hackathon to the public! Kick off party is Thursday, October 11 at 7pm. Please rsvp to rsvp@meetthexperts.org to attend party. Hackathon starts Friday, October 12th at 10am. Please rsvp to hello@openstylelab.org if you want to participate in hackathon. Both events take place at Chelsea market in #nyc. #inclusion #design #openstylelab2018 #disability Thank you @vice @broadly for the covering an extremely important topic #aging. We’re #blessed for the beautiful article about our work this summer. #inclusion #diversity #friendship #hacking #technology #science #fashion #stylish Check out the #oslsummer2018 clients that we we’re lucky to design functional and fashionable clothing with and for them. #inclusion #inclusion #diversity#hacking #design #parsonsschoolofdesign #carerite #fashion #style #technology #aging #disability #comfort Come check out these amazing fellows creations on Aug 18 @parsons_thenewschool at 1pm. Message us for a ticket. #squadgoals #friendship #innovation #aging #technology #humanrights #beauty#fashion#education #inclusivedesign #inclusion #diversity #hacking #life Had an amazing time #hacking @ikeausa furniture to see how slight adaptations could make the furniture serve as assistive devices for people with mobility challenges. Shoutout to our team members @pluke01 @kierieo @xianforbeauty83 and our fellows for their ingenious ideas! disability #aging #injury #style #homedecor #design #interiordesign #innovation #inclusivedesign #healthcare #fashion The face you make when you just created a fashionable and functional garment 😀🙌 #aging #innovation #fashionforall #beauty #health #diversity #disability #humanrights #style #newyorkcity #parsonsschoolofdesign